11. ________we were talking warmly about our new car, a thief was trying hard to steal it!

A. Until　 　　B. While　　

C. Since　 　D. Because

10. All the experiments were quite successful, ________ he would not stop to rest.

A. still　 B. and　 C. or　 D. yet

9. What he had done to us proved very _______.

A. warmly　 B. well　 C. friendly　 　D. nicely

8. -There was a coal mine up there on the other side of the hill.

So that’s why that ________ is there?

A. hole deep in the ground　

B. deep hole on the ground

C. deep in the ground hole　

D. deep on the ground hole

7. As all problems had been settled, I really had nothing ________ to say.

A. less　 B. further　 C. enough　 D. any more

6. She was eager to learn ________.

A. speak English　　 B. speaking English

C. how to speak English　 D. to speak English

5. She　 for her long lost son for all these twelve years.

A. bad been waiting　　 B. has been waiting

C. had waited　　　 D. has waited

4. It was lucky ________ him to have missed the bullet.

A. for　 B. because of 　　C. of　 D. as

3. ____twenty years since the old man left home.

A. It is　　　　 　　B. It was

C. Those are　　　 D. There have been

2. Are those all ________clothes?

A. women’s 　　　B. women’　

C. womens’　 　　D. womans’